The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Feelings - Big Snakes III a Smoke
house - Wonderful Effects of a Mad
Stone--Paralyzed by Elecsrity--Flor-
.das Budget.
GEORGIA.
Big Spring is TO have big picnic June 4.
The Railroad Commission has adjourned
TO meet June 8.
Atlanta appropriated S35, 800 moro for
public purposes this year than last
Perry wants first-class, A l, top-of-the-
ladder hook and ladder company.
Arthur, Laurens county, had very dis
nstlous hailstorm OH Wednesday Of last
week.
Thirty acres of upland corn belonging TO
Jesse Moore, of Sharon, averages waist
high.
A company is being formed for building a
100000 manufacturing establishment at
Ringgold.
The Eastman Cornet Band has engaged
Prof. Jocoby, of Hawllinsville, for an III
definite period
The Dawson Cornet Band has challenged
the Americas Band TO friendly contest at
Dawson, July ].
J. L. Warren, one of Laurens' most pro-
gressive citizens, died near Naineless Post
Office last Saturday.
lueF0 IN an lduy now uNlIlS, NeQft1-
town who is ncarly 20 years old and never
rode on a railroad train.
There is a great complaint of DeKalb
county farmers Of not getting stand of
cotton on account ethe dry weather
The protracted meeting which is being
conducted by Revs. Jessup and Mallery at
Chauncey is accomplishing great good.
The Augusta Knights of Labor feel graft
fed over the receipt of $500 from Phila-
delphia to pay the expenses of last years
strike.
A company has been organized in Hawk
insville for the purpose of constructing a
railroad from that city to Perry, ana prob
ably to Fort Valley.
George E. Brown, So years Of age, died
Friday evening of last week, near Wallaces
mill, and was buried with Masonic honors
in the Decatur cemetery, Sunday morning
A petition for vote on the prohibition
question has been placed in the hands Of
the Ordinary of Walton county, and it is ex-
pected he will order an election at an early
day.
Quite number of mules are dying in
Terrell county, which Is attributable TO the
carelessness Of the negro hands. Col Rube
Simmons lost two Of his mules a few days
ago.
The Office of sheriff of Schley county has
been held consecutiyely since the war by
ex-members of the "Schley Guards" the
first company that left the county for the
war.
Griffin is to have a new bank with CAPT
tai of 100000 With Fl. 0. Wood as Presi-
dent and W. E. II. Searcy as Vice President
the bank opens in July next with bright
prospects.
A little girl of Panthersville gave young
rabbit to her cat and her kitten. Instead
of making their dinner off of it the cat
adopted it as one of her kittens, aud seems
to think as much of it,
The little daughter of Marshall Kay, of
Calhoun, who was bitten by mad dog
the bite and is oil right again. A mad stone
belonging to Dr. ]. Dudley was used and
stuck to the wound for three hours.
One day last week Mrs. J. p Perkins
who lives near Charlottesville, killed two
snakes in their smoke house that measured
6 and feet long. The snakes were coach
whips, which are generally very long. They
were huge ones to be found about a house.
There is a lady in Pamela who is the
mother of twelve living children, the eldest
of whom is As years of age and the young
est IL, and she never has seen them altogether
at once in her life, that is, they all have
never been about home within six months Of
each other.
The Gwinnett Herald notes a curious fact
connected with Capt Gordon's survey of thu
railroad route from Atlanta to Lawrence
vile, viz: That he has shortened the routt
from the ten-nnile post to Atlanta 80 miles
and it is believed that he viii reach Law
renceville in twenty-six miles
The Athens Banner Waterman says tha
at the late session of the Georgia Press As
ISOLATION, resolutions of censure were passec
against ST Hawkins, of the Covingtoi
Enterprise, for degrading his high profes
Legislature. Probably good many Others
would gladly be thus degraded.
At Atlanta Wednesday the sale of twenty
nine beautiful building lots attracted larg
crowd of interested persons. The propert,
is situated on Capitol and Georgia avenue
and Crew street The sale was conductet
by Henry L. Wilson, and the bidding wa
very brisk. The twenty-nine lots brough
s30,070, the prices being considered yer.
fine.
The foundations of the main building q
the Piedmont Fair have been laid and 25
carpenters will commence work Monday
1t win be completed by the middle of July
Those who are expecting to make exhibit
are requested to make application at once
so that space may be allotted to them. En-
try fee, 81. No charge for floor space ex
cepting where an unusual amount is needed
The contract for the building of tw
bridges-one on the Eastman and Dublil
road, across Gum Swamp, and the othe
across the same stream, on the Midway road
near Baldwin's turpentine works, will be lie
to the lowest bidder on June Is next, befor
the court house door in Eastman. The cor
tract will be let out by the foot, the cor
tractor furnishing everything necessary TO
the bridges The money will be paid 10
the work next December.
j. II. NJ Chett, of Powersville, has q
acre In grapes, about $50 vines. They ar
in perfect shape, every vine with its fu
capacity of fruit and no more. He believe
he will get 1000 pounds of grapes this ses
son. Rating them at SC. per pound, he wi
get 500 from the acre. He Is shipping h
early apples now, making his first shipmeu
on May II. He is getting So 80 to SO pc
barrel for them. On the Strawberries
lost |, 300 quarts in the refrigerator cars.
j. G. Price, of Cotton Hill, while on hi
way to Pataula creek fishing last Thursda
met with terrible accident which cost hir
his life in few hours. Accompanied by
few friends they were seated in wagon
and on the brow of steep hill, while in til
act Of descending, the breast chain CAV
way frightening the team and causing Their
to run. Mr. Price spraDg from the WACO
and fell upon his head on the hard ground
causing conclusion of the brain. He was cal